Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita was 0.0061 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 0.0061 tonnes per person for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.0111 tonnes per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes per person, in 1961.
That places Morocco 83rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +78.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +50.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +35.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +37.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -29.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -53.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +117.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0061 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0061 tonnes per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0025 tonnes per person, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +117.5% | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0047 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0046 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0111 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0071 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0061 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita in Morocco was 0.0061 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0111 tonnes per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Morocco rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 83rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrogen fertilizer use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.